Woody, great info on this site, thank you. However, the performance of the site is very poor, though I've a high speed connection. also, i performed a search using the advanced options, entered "VBA API 2010" sans quotes, and only the final "2010" term is searched for as a keyword. hints on either?

also, i performed a search using the advanced options, entered "VBA API 2010" sans quotes, and only the final "2010" term is searched for as a keyword. hints on either?

For a search of either VBA or API alone, I get: "The following words are either very common, too long, or too short and were not included in your search". So... that would explain it, but it's unfortunate.

For a search of either VBA or API alone, I get: "The following words are either very common, too long, or too short and were not included in your search". So... that would explain it, but it's unfortunate.

We can add certain words as exceptions to the normal character requirement for search... 3 letter search can be VERY intensive so its disabled by default in vbulletin. Words like "the" or "and" shouldn't be included, but VBA and API are obvious ones that are important to this community.

geez hard to believe we are computer people here.. was there no testing done before making such a big switch/?? and I thought all the knuckle draggers in IT worked for banks!! this is embarrassing.

Your feedback is noted.

There was testing done, however you may not fully appreciate the scale of the changes. Migrating DBs and Forum software means there is not a direct translation between new and old... Hence there are some problems we must address as they propagate.

In Microsoft's Community Discussion Group I get an email with a link when someone responds to my post. It would be great if the Lounge would do this as well.

You can set notification preferences for each thread you post in. If you are composing a reply, choose "Go Advanced" to get the full range of "Additional Options". (I don't use notification, so I don't know whether all of the options actually work smoothly...)

Change the "Default Thread Subscription Mode" on that page, and it will take effect for any thread you start or reply to automatically. The options you can select are to be notified once a week, once a day, instantly, or through your control panel only. I use "Control Panel Only" on all forums I visit, that way I don't get any more email than I do already. Then whenever I have time to catch up on my forum reading, I go here to see which threads have been updated or if I've received an Private Messages:http://windowssecrets.com/forums/usercp.php

If you select a default subscription mode for all threads, you still have the option to choose different settings for specific threads by going to "thread tools" at the top of a thread. Some threads I get notified instantly via email if someone replies. Other threads I get around to checking when I have time and I go to the UserCP.